When we first started the adoption process, and up until just recently, we had decided not to name our daughter until we knew more about her. We wanted to consider keeping her name, or maybe just tweaking it a little. We wanted to see her sweet face in a picture. Then we realized...it's hard to pray for and care for someone you don't know, who is very far away. Once we started talking and praying using her name, instead of "our daughter", I've felt a deeper sense of longing for her. I have a beautiful baby girl in Ethiopia that I can pray for by name! It's so exciting to know that God has orchestrated this and he knows exactly who she is and that she will be perfect for our family.

I'm just not good at blogging. Even when there are things that I should be updating, I just can't seem to keep up with a blog. So I'm trying....again...let's rewind a little. I want to catch everyone up on the progress of our adoption....there's a lot!

Here's a time line from the beginning until now including the cost of each piece:

So as of right now, the only things we are waiting on are Matt's Employment Letter from the church and our I-171H (Approval from USCIS that allows us to bring a child from another country to the U.S. and is required for the child to gain U.S. citizenship)

Once we have all the pieces we will send our dossier to America World along with more money.

Right now we are short on the amount we need to send in our dossier. If you are interested in helping to bring our daughter home there are several ways to do that. Click the "donate" button on the right-hand side of this page or buy coffee from our online coffee store through Just Love Coffee. We are working on more fundraising ideas so stay tuned. I'm sure Matt will be doing a family portrait day soon!

The Paddack Family

We have been blessed to feel Gods calling in our lives to adopt a child from Ethiopia. We are requesting a little girl to even things up a bit in our family. If you follow us on this blog please be praying for us along the way.

Just Love Coffee

If you purchase coffee through our link to Just Love Coffee$5 of your purchase will be deposited into our accountto help with adoption costs. Every little bit helps and we greatly appreciate your support.